Karim Alavi MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, University Mass School of Medicine Director, Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship Director, Colorectal Research and Analysis Program
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67 Belmont St# ColorectWorcester, MA 01605
Phone+1 508-334-8195
Fax+1 508-334-8130
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Education & Training
University of MinnesotaResidency, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2002 - 2003
MedStar Health Georgetown University (D.C.)Residency, Surgery, 1995 - 2002
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesClass of 1995
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 2007 - 2026
MN State Medical License 2003 - 2008
DC State Medical License 2002 - 2002
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Constipation.Karim Alavi, Amy J Thorsen, Sandy H Fang, Pamela L Burgess, Gino Trevisani
Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2024-10-01 - Functional Outcomes After Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision (taTME) for Rectal Cancer: Results From the Phase II North American Multicenter Prospective Observational...Katherine F Donovan, Katherine C Lee, Alison Ricardo, Natalie Berger, Antoinette Bonaccorso
Annals of Surgery. 2024-09-01 - 1 citationsOncologic outcomes following transanal total mesorectal excision: the United States experience.Makda Getachew Zewde, Daniel K Peyser, Allen T Yu, Antoinette Bonaccorso, Erin Moshier
Surgical Endoscopy. 2024-07-01
Press Mentions
Constipation Awareness Month Seeks to ‘Normalize Conversations About Digestive Health’December 19th, 2024- Guidance Issued for Colonic Volvulus, Acute Colonic Pseudo-ObstructionAugust 24th, 2021
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